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01
JUL
2009

What is naturopathy?

Today was another milestone in Health Trip’s history. As I work my way around the RRR grid, I now find myself on Wax Lyrical at the early hour of 9.15 on a Wednesday morning. Namila Benson welcomed me on with some great music from Aotearoa. If you aren’t familiar with her morning...
22
JUN
2009

Why we get dry skin in winter

Xerosis, the medical term for dry skin, is a common part of winter for many people. The skin is our largest organ in the body. While most of us think of it merely as wrapping, like all organs the skin plays a vital role in our wellbeing. It is especially important in helping us...
24
MAY
2009

Meditation

The word meditation, is derived from two Latin words : meditari(to think, to dwell upon, to exercise the mind) and mederi (to heal). Its Sanskrit derivation ‘medha’ means wisdom. There are many adjectives I have heard lately when I ask people to describe their life:...
29
MAR
2009

Staying well in autumn

Have you noticed a change in the seasons? While Melbourne may at times have “four seasons in one day”, unlike other parts of this continent our climate does fall into distinctive quarters. Despite that most of us approach our health oblivious to the seasons. Conventional medicine...
02
MAR
2009

Living with food allergies and intolerances

What is a food allergy? An allergy is an exaggerated immune system response to something the body believes is foreign. This results in an overproduction of a particular type of immunoglobulin (such as IgE, IgG or IgA) when the person encounters the allergen. With food allergies...
18
JAN
2009
iron deficiency anaemia

Iron deficiency anaemia

What is iron and what does it do? Iron is an essential mineral involved in the formation of haemoglobin, which transports oxygen via the blood to every cell in the body. While haemoglobin levels are ultimately lowered by iron deficiency, it is not the only type of iron that can...
08
DEC
2008

Summer health tips

1. Make H20 your friend We all know we need to stay hydrated but just how much water do we need? Hard and fast rules don’t work til you factor in issues like temperature and exertion. Sitting in an office cooled to 20c all day is going to require less fluid than bush walking at...
23
NOV
2008

holiday blues

Christmas has a tendancy to polarize people. While some love the rituals that lead up to the 25th of December, for those at the other end of the spectrum it can find this a painful and depressing time of year. The numbers of people for who do not even believe in Christmas is...
10
NOV
2008

food as medicine

The cornerstone of naturopathy is “treating the individual, not the disease”. Just as one medicine cannot cure all ailments, no single diet is going to work for everyone, or even the same person all of the time. On the most basic level the type of foods we need in order to feel...
26
OCT
2008

Hayfever

What is hay fever? Also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, hay fever is the body’s allergic response to pollens (and sometimes fungal spores) that are in the air at certain times of year. These may include pollens from trees, often in flower in late winter and grasses, which...
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